Create Your Own Mega Man Robot Master!

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Create Your Own Mega Man Robot
Master! a panel by Andrew Nee http//www.negati
veworld.org
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Panel Overview

• Get situated / introduction (5 min)
• History of Classic Mega Man (10 min)
• Create your boss robot (20 min)
• Vote for a winner! (15 min)
• Count votes / hand out prizes (10 min)
• Clean-up / say goodbye (5 min)
• This is obviously not concrete (man).

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The History of Classic Mega Man Part 1 - The
Beginning

• Mega Man - NES - 1987 (JP, NA)

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The History of Classic Mega Man Part 1 - Mega Man

• Called Rock Man in Japan
• Original Mega Man had only 6 robot masters
• Considered one of the toughest games in the
  entire series
• Was not a commercial success

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Terrible Box ArtPart 1 - Mega Man
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Quiz Time!Who am I?
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I'm Guts Manfrom Mega Man!
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The History of Classic Mega Man Part 2 - The
Glory Years

• Mega Man 2 - NES - 1988 (JP), 1989 (NA)
• Mega Man 3 - NES - 1990 (JP, NA)

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The History of Classic Mega Man Part 2 - Mega Man
2

• Introduced the 8 robot master standard
• Generally considered the best in the classic
  series, makes many best of all-time lists
• Soundtrack considered one of the best on the NES,
  if not all of video gaming
• Sold over 1.5 million copies, a huge commercial
  success at the time

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The History of Classic Mega Man Part 2 - Mega Man
3

• Introduced Mega Man's dog sidekick Rush
• Introduced Break Man (Proto Man)
• Introduced slide move
• Like Mega Man 2, generally considered one of the
  best games in the series
• Also like Mega Man 2, a large commercial success

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Terrible Box ArtPart 2 - Mega Man 2, 3
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Quiz Time!Who am I?
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I'm Dust Manfrom Mega Man 4!
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Some examples of Robot Masters
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Common themes in Robot MastersElementals

• Wind (Air Man, Tornado Man, Wind Man, etc.)
• Water (Aqua Man, Bubble Man, Splash Woman, Wave
  Man, etc.)
• Ice (Blizzard Man, Chill Man, Cold Man, Freeze
  Man, Frost Man, Ice Man, etc.)
• Fire (Burner Man, Fire Man, Flame Man, Heat Man,
  Magma Man, etc.)
• Electricity (Dynamo Man, Elec Man, Plug Man,
  Spark Man, etc.)

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Common themes in Robot MastersEtcetera

• Animal (Centaur Man, Hornet Man, Sheep Man, Snake
  Man, Toad Man, etc.)
• Blade (Blade Man, Cut Man, Knight Man, Metal Man,
  Slash Man, Sword Man, etc.)
• Explosive (Bomb Man, Burst Man, Grenade Man,
  Napalm Man, etc.)
• Space (Astro Man, Galaxy Man, Solar Man, Star
  Man, etc.)
• Speed (Nitro Man, Turbo Man, Quick Man, etc.)

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The History of Classic Mega Man Part 3 - Even
More Mega Man

• Mega Man 4 - NES - 1991 (JP), 1992 (NA)
• Mega Man 5 - NES - 1992 (JP), 1993 (NA)
• Mega Man 6 - NES - 1993 (JP), 1994 (NA)

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The History of Classic Mega Man Part 3 - Mega Man
4

• Introduced charge shot
• Introduced newcomer Dr. Cossack as the
  antagonist
• Generally considered solid, but the start of the
  era of repetition

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The History of Classic Mega Man Part 3 - Mega Man
5

• Introduced Beat, a bird who helps out Mega Man
• Introduced first flying robot master in Gyro Man
• Main complaints are derivative nature

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The History of Classic Mega Man Part 3 - Mega Man
6

• Released after SNES was out, just months before
  Mega Man X
• Introduced new Rush power-ups
• Once again considered a bit redundant

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Slightly Less Terrible Box ArtPart 1 - Mega Man
4, 5, 6
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Quiz Time!Who am I?
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I'm Snake Manfrom Mega Man 3!
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Nintendo Power Contest

• January 1993 issue (Volume 44)
• Mega Man robot naming contests were regular in
  Japan, first time opened to the West
• Took Place in between Mega Man 5 and 6
• Two American entries made it into Mega Man 6
  Knight Man and Wind Man

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Nintendo Power Contest
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Nintendo Power Contest
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Nintendo Power Contest
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Some Examples of Robot Masters
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The History of Classic Mega Man Part 4 - New
Platforms

• Mega Man 7 - SNES - 1995 (JP, NA)
• Mega Man 8 - PS - 1996 (JP, NA),
• Saturn 1997 (JP, NA)
• Mega Man Bass - SNES - 1998 (JP),
• GBA - 2002 (JP), 2003 (NA)

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The History of Classic Mega Man Part 4 - Mega Man
7

• Released on the SNES after Mega Man X, generally
  considered inferior to X
• Introduced mysterious robots Bass and Treble
• Unlike past games, stages accessed in two sets of
  four
• Despite new platform, sometimes considered
  redundant

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The History of Classic Mega Man Part 4 - Mega Man
8

• First Mega Man not on a Nintendo platform,
  released on Playstation and Saturn
• Introduced animated FMVs
• Also gives access to stages four at a time
• And yes... also considered redundant

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The History of Classic Mega Man Part 4 - Mega Man
Bass

• Originally a Japan-only SNES game, rereleased on
  GBA in multiple territories
• Can play as either Mega Man or Bass
• Reuses two robot masters from Mega Man 8
• Considered one of the toughest in the series

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Actually Pretty Decent Box ArtPart 1 - Mega Man
7, 8, Bass
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Quiz Time!Who am I?
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I'm Cloud Manfrom Mega Man 7!
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The History of Classic Mega Man Part 5 - Retro
Revival

• Mega Man 9 - 2008
• Mega Man 10 - 2010

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The History of Classic Mega Man Part 5 - Mega Man
9

• First new game in the classic series in 10 years
• Returns to 8-bit style gameplay, audio, and
  visuals
• Digital download on multiple platforms
• Introduced the first female robot master
• Praised as a return to form
• Commercially very successful

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The History of Classic Mega Man Part 5 - Mega Man
10

• Play as either Mega Man or Proto Man
• Once again digital download on multiple platforms
• Included challenge mode with 88 mini-stages
• Favorably received, but not as much as 9 was

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Terrible Box ArtPart 3 - Mega Man 9, 10
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Quiz Time!Who am I?
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I'm Yamato Manfrom Mega Man 6!
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Mega Man is still inspiring developers to this day

• Mighty No. 9 Shovel Knight

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Some Examples of Robot Masters
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What makes a Robot Master?

• Single theme
• Vaguely humanoid
• Two word name (Theme Gender)

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Voting Rules

• Your 1st choice will get 5 points, 2nd will get 3
  points, 3rd will get 1 point
• You can only choose 3, NO TIES!
• NO VOTING FOR YOURSELF!!!
• Please vote as quickly as possible, it will take
  some time to count the votes

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Voting Rules

• Please make only 1 choice for winner, NO TIES!
• NO VOTING FOR YOURSELF!!!
• Please vote as quickly as possible, it will take
  some time to count the votes

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Credits

• All Sprites taken from the Mega Man sprite rip
  archive http//www.sprites-inc.co.uk/files/Classi
  c/
• All music taken from OCReMix.Org. Artists
• A_Rival, AeroZ, AmIEviL, AMT, Blue.Nocturne,
  Disco Dan, Elrinth, Flexstyle, Holmgren, Jago,
  JJT, Joshua Morse, Level 99, Mattias, McVaffe,
  Neblix, Nutritious, PsyNES, ptitteri, Sir_NutS,
  Sixto Sounds, TheGuitahHeroe, Willrock, zyko

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Quiz Time!Who am I?
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I'm Galaxy Manfrom Mega Man 9!
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Quiz Time!Who am I?
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I'm Air Man from Mega Man 2!